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Some Good Old (Pennsylvania) Mountain Music

Some Good Old (Pennsylvania) Mountain Music

The music of the mountain people represented a mixture of traditions brought into Pennsylvania by successive generations of settlers, along with music developed locally. Henry W. Shoemaker was a Pennsylvania historian, conservationist, and collector of folklore. He traveled throughout the mountains, gathering songs, legends, and recollections from residents of Keystone State.

October 17, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: The Music and Musical Instruments of the Pennsylvania Mountaineers, Henry W. Shoemaker address n Smethport, McKean County, October 20, 1923; North Pennsylvania Minstrelsy, Henry W. Shoemaker, 1919; The American Folklife Center, Pennsylvania Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture, compiled by Linda P. Gross and Ann Hoog; Photo: John G. Davis, Find a Grave Memorial ID 87484625